U.S. to Extend Its Job Benefits to Gay Partners
By JEFF ZELENY
NY Times, June 16, 2009

President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum on Wednesday to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, administration officials said Tuesday evening, but he will stop short of pledging full health insurance coverage....

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